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The same doctor that was pushing for internet addiction to be classified as an official mental disorder has now published an article in the latest American Journal of Psychiatry stating that sending a large amount of SMS messages will qualify as well. Not only that, it seems that Jerald Block is throwing in too much…
The thing those two happy chappies are demonstrating is yet another high-tech clothes-drying device: the Cord-o-Clip. What makes this gadget whizzy? Well, you know when you go out to hang clothes on your line, and you’re juggling with the laundry and a bag of pegs, maybe with a couple jammed between your teeth because you’ve…
It’s taken an unusually long time for the PlayStation 3 to be hacked, but dragula96 seems to have gotten to the first stage: Hello World. He hasn’t specified how he’s done the hack, but he does confirm that it’s working on the 40 and 60GB models and that his next step is putting Pong on…
Update: This is a fake! We were fooled because April 1 where they are (in China) was still March 31. Check out the original post after the jump. How dedicated are you to using a Bluetooth microphone with your phone? Are you dedicated enough to drill a small hole in your teeth to install a…
In a move not unlike the “Send2Car” feature on the Dash Express GPS navigator, Garmin has worked it so that people using Google Maps and MapQuest will easily be able to send the address they’re looking at to their navigator, to avoid typing it in all over again. https://gizmodo.com/dash-express-gps-full-drive-review-total-traffic-termi-372736 Google’s will be available starting tomorrow;…
Sony Entertainment Europe has just revealed the new redesign of the PSN Store, due to hit European PS3s sometime this April. In preparation for the launch of the new store, there won’t be any new updates for the next two weeks. Current items will still be available for purchase, however. No word on when this…
An artist named Scott recently cast a Boba Fett PEZ dispenser in bronze using the lost-wax process, and ended up (I think accidentally) giving it a “battle scar” that would make George Lucas proud. It’s haunting, seeing that lifeless helmet stare out at the world, moving only when the cruel and greedy snap back its…
Here’s the best of the weekend tech news, all in one place, as you were probably too busy watching cartoons to pay us a visit. You should be ashamed of yourselves. • iPhone’s firmware 2.0 got unlocked, again. • Creative started discouraging creativity. • A photographer broke a world record by using an underwater camera.…
Sony Ericsson may not be good at delivering promised goods in a timely manner, but when it does finally deliver something—say, its first HSDPA phone for the US market—it does it with style and a shockingly low price. The Z750a is hitting AT&T for just $50 (after a $100 mail-in rebate that you damn well…
The Westin chain of hotels has recently announced that they’ll be offering Wii rentals in their 150 locations. How much will they charge? We’re not sure yet. But if Manhattan’s Le Parker Meridien is any indication, it will be a lot. They charge $50 an hour just to rent the $250 machine. And if you…
The most famous story to come out of Sweden in 2007—besides the death of celebrated cinema pioneer Ingmar Bergman, who I thought was already dead—was the 40-gigabit internet connection of the septuagenarian Sigbritt Löthberg. Giz reader speculation that she was going to “host her knitting circle as an HD interactive webconference” was close: in fact…
If Coda’s claims are true, their Self Inflating Tires in development now seem like an inevitable future for car owners. The simple mechanism works with classic principles of a peristaltic pump: a tube is placed in each tire’s sidewall. As it’s run over, the tube’s compression forces air in (filling the tire). A cut-off makes…
Former Xbox Europe exec Sandy Duncan recently declared that consoles were a dying breed, due to disappear in a mere 5 to 10 years. At first, it’s a laughable remark. I mean, consoles are insanely popular moneymakers, why would they disappear? Sure, physical media will be gone by the next generation, but don’t you need…
I’ve always found effort to be pretty unbecoming. I mean, working hard at something totally increases the worry lines in your face, making you look all old and ugly. No thanks! I’m staying pretty for life! That’s why I’m definitely buying a pair of these Cyber MC brainwashing goggles. It’s not really clear how the…
Do you really need that light on to not trip over your coffee table and break your leg? Let’s find out, shall we? The Consumption Feedback Switch is a device that monitors your electricity usage. If it feels you’re within your light quota when you flip on the lights, you’ll see a small, harmless spark.…
If you’re looking to drop a few Gs on a watch, may we recommend an alternative to Rolex or Tag Heuer? How about the Mr. Roboto Watch by Azimuth? While not plated in gold, it does capture the gloriously retro style of 1950s tin robot toys. Constructed from steel (otherwise known as “fuck you, gold”),…
Jean Nouvel has won the Pritzker Prize, the world’s most prestigious architecture award. And for a good reason, because his work is simply amazing. We love Nouvel’s work for many reasons, from his irregular shapes and spaces, to the use of plants and color LEDs to create almost surreal, night-city creatures that seem taken from…
Scientists in the UK have thought differently about touchpad designs: their system peeks at your fingertips to see what you’re touching. It can sense when you’re pushing on something and how hard, so everything —even a 3D uneven surface— could be made into a touchpad. Quite why they chose to demo this with a purring…
The stroller has undergone a radical redesign with this concept by designers Dan Levin and Evan Garrett, which places the baby passenger at almost normal eye-height. The design has sprung legs for ride comfort, and the seat unplugs so you can mount it easily on your bike too. Seems like a great idea, and frees…
Here’s a follow-up to Numair Faraz’s “Damn You All” letter to Meteorola’s Greg Brown, with the perspective of one of Moto’s ex-European Product Line Managers. Reading the alleged account of the whole Dilbertian mess is quite dramatic and sad: https://gizmodo.com/letter-from-a-moto-insider-how-stupid-execs-ran-moto-i-372565 I too used to work at Motorola and the incompetence of the execs was unbelievable.…